The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-10-15
Q THE TESTERS.
The home stretch-a nap on the lounge
Dol Lowell citizen. Is..r

The home stretch u nap on the lounge.
Lowell citizen. Esur
Voices Of the night--sqnalling twins
Fall River Advance.
There are no flies on me-" murmurs
the deserted hotel. Hotel Mail.
The home stretch fixing up a story TO
tell your wife at o'clock a. m.rW Washing
ton Critic.
The wife who carries on her husbands
pawn shop after his decrease Is truly n
loan widow Washington Critic.
Customer What do you sell these cigars
Tor? Clerk labsentlyl Havanas. but they
amt by u long chalk, It'd Bits.
Tramp meeting dudeon the street, Say,
young Teller, cant you give a poor gentle
man u few penniesY-The Epoch.
Tight money" murmured the unfortu-
nate in the police court, as he paid the
usual fine and costs. -Boston Commercial
Bulletin.
The boy who IL obliged TO 90 through
the shorter Catechism" wonders how it
happened 10 come by its name.-Boston
Courier.
"What shall we 10 10 be saved?" asked
a %reyivalist. And n small boy in the rear
shouted: Lets trade teams with De-
trOit. Judge.
Prize fighting of the present day is no
weak that brutal policemen do not regard
IL rs u disturbance of the peacc.-New Or
leans Picayunc.
Brown lsoliloquizing at . o'clock a. ny
j wish all words in the English languish
wuss-shpclt wish an ''sh." ltshs sshomuch
cashier 10 shay. lid Bits.
land Lacquer" writes to know where
the first recorded eviction took place. The
iirst ENe-iction, w believe, was from the
Garden Cf Eden. - Buffalo Express.
Wolcan that II train was run a distance
OF ihirty-eight miles through Texas one
day last week aud was never robbed at all.
1t WIS u gravel train.-0il City Blizzard.
Little Johnnic's mother does not answer
one Of his many questions. Johnnie grows
impatient and asks: mamma, haven't
You got any talk in your mouth?"-Thc
Epoch.
Citizen 90 Policeman)--Do you think il
will rain tonight?
Policeman Oi don't know, sorr; Owe
only been on the force wan wake. -Har-
per's Bazaar.
"What was Nero's greatest net Of cru.
clty?' asked the teacher Of the class in
history. 'playin' the fiddle" WAS the
prompt RESPONSE, and the teacher let il ~
At that. Washington Critic.
lie Did you enjoy the sermon?
She on course | did. | had ON n new
hat and dress, aud the sexton seated me
directly in front Of that dreadful Miss
Briggs. Detroit Free Press.
Little Girl Ma, was Adam the iirst hui
man being?
Mother Yes, my dear.
We'll, who showed him in the baby car.
ra m?-TcNas Siftings.
Now IL IL said that the Prince OF Wales
prefers n aft felt hat. From such inlor-
nation ~ this II ~ evident that the lnflu.
cncc 1T Buffalo Bill il affecting the English
allst"cricy in more ways than onc.--l0w-
ell Citizen.
SUNDAY School Teacher latter reading
the parable of the loaycs and fishes)-Do
You know, Robert, who wrote that story?
Robert lg~rinningl-No, but Il sounds a
good deal like my dad.-Texas Sitting.
When the girl who has encouraged n
young man for several years suddenly tells
hun that she can never he more than a
sister Ia him, lac can ior the inst time see
lrecklcs on her nose Chicago Saturda,
Evening Herald.
Robinson Hello. ,JonesI Rec, ana,
| shooiing Tor A couple of xeeL. haycnf,
your
LONGS Yes.
Robinson Well. what did YOU bag?
Jones Ny trousers. Burlington Free
Press.
Purchaser The u,mc law on,y WON,
into effect Yesterday Uov'is I, 90, h n,
such a heavy snpplyo Of birJs an hand ,
Dealer Bern kcepiny them an ;co g.,
the last three months. -Chrago Sunday
National.
There is one paper that will destroy IN.
polish NJ u one Il may com, In con,ac,
with"
"Blc-s mt, my good man, what IL ia
nameg'
Nihh PAPER madam. Boston Com.
n'I'ih hu'i''lh'
Augustus Popinjay-Good morning,
Snooks; ] understand that YOU have been
indulging ia puts and calls lately.
Snooks Wcly yes that is, | did the